Nia did not seem like carrying her engagement ring as she stepped out with son Kez, whom she shares with fiancé Ime Udoka, the NBA coach who was suspended for an alleged relationship with a staffer.
Nia Lengthy was seen for the primary time in public since her fiancé, Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka, was suspended for an alleged consensual relationship with a feminine on his NBA staff’s workers. The beloved 45-year-old actress, who made a reputation for herself in such 90s classics as Love Jones and Boyz N The Hood, stepped out in Los Angeles on Saturday (October 1) for some retail remedy along with her son Kez, 11, whom she shares with Ime. Nia didn’t seem like carrying her engagement ring on the time.
The sighting comes only a week after the star broke her silence on the information of Ime as she launched a press release thanking followers for his or her help amid the controversy. “The outpouring love and help from household, associates and the group throughout this troublesome time means a lot to me,” Nia stated within the assertion to HollywoodLife. “I ask that my privateness be revered as I course of the current occasions. Above all, I'm a mom and can proceed to give attention to my youngsters.” Nia additionally shares one other son, 21-year-old Massai Dorsey II, along with her ex, actor Massai Dorsey.
Ime was positioned on a suspension by the Celtics for the whole 2022-2023 season after they claimed he had violated “staff insurance policies” in a press release launched in late September. They added that Ime’s future with the staff can be evaluated. After the information broke, Ime spoke out to ESPN. “I wish to apologize to our gamers, followers, the whole Celtics group, and my household for letting them down,” he stated. “I'm sorry for placing the staff on this troublesome scenario, and I settle for the staff’s choice. Out of respect for everybody concerned, I'll haven't any additional remark.”
Final 12 months, when Ime was moved as much as head coach after being an assistant for 9 years, Nia spoke about how proud she was of her beau, whom she started relationship in 2010 and bought engaged to in 2016. “He’s one of the disciplined folks I do know. He’s labored actually laborious for this and now he’s bought to simply get to work along with his gamers and do what he does greatest,” she informed PopCulture.com on the time. “So, it’s an thrilling time for our household to have the ability to sit within the stands.”